Drug Paraphernalia

Specific Paraphernalia

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  • Straw or tube
  • Pipes
  • Small mirrors

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  • Glow sticks
  • Surgical or dust mask
  • Pacifiers and lollipops (to prevent teeth grinding and jaw clenching)
  • Bags of candy to hide pills

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  • A small spoon
  • Needles
  • Tin foil
  • Pipes
  • Plastic pen case or cut up drinking straw

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  • Aerosol cans
  • Rags for sniffing
  • Tubes of glue
  • Balloons
  • Nozzles
  • Bottles or aerosol cans with hardened glue, sprays, paint, or chemical odors

Marijuana
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  • Bongs
  • Rolling papers
  • Grinders
  • Cigars used to fill with marijuana to make a blunt
  • Pipes
  • Roach Clips (a metal holder for a marijuana cigarette)
  • E-Cigarettes (to smoke marijuana concentrates)

Items That Might Indicate Drug Use

  • Breath fresheners: Often used to cover up the odor of smoke. These may include mouthwash, oral sprays, or lozenges.
  • Eye drops and sunglasses: Used to hide bloodshot eyes and dilated pupils.
  • Empty lipstick or felt-tip marker casings, glass vials, candy wrappers or bags of candy, makeup bags, and plastic baggies: All these items are occasionally used to contain, carry, or hide drugs.

Content Source: The United States Drug Enforcement Administration